Two Cork nuns contemplate new home as monastery closes after 340 years

 Carmelite Nuns, Sr. Magdalene Dinneen, Sr Catherina Murphy, Sr Cynthia Galang, Sr Teresa Keohane, and Sr Cora Marie Lawler, who are moving out of St Joseph's Monastery, Loughrea, Co Galway, which is closing after 340 years of uninterrupted prayer and service.

When Sister Teresa Keohane first heard about Covid-19, she says she felt no fear — partly because she had many other things on her mind.

The Carmelite sister from Kinsale, Co Cork, is moving out of her monastery in Loughrea, Co Galway, which is closing after 340 years.